Path - Stomach Flashcards
early and late sx of gastric adenocarcinoma
early: dyspepsia, dysphagia, and nausea
late: weight loss, anorexia, early satiety, anemia, hemorrhage
KIT tyrosine kinase and PDGFRA gain of function mutation
gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
irregular enlargement of the gastric rugae in the body and fundus, glands elongated with corskcrew like appearance w/ cystic dilation
menetrier dz
t(11:18)(q21:21) translocation
MALToma
H. pylori inducing inflammation which triggers NF-KB activation through MLT-BCL-10, leading to ______
MALToma
symptoms of jejunum and ileum carcinoid tumors
asymptomatic, obstruction, metastatic dz
compare acid production of H. pylori gastritis and autoimmune gastritis
H. pylori: increased or normal
autoimmune: decreased
diffuse atrophy, thinned mucosa in body and fundus, loss of rugal folds
autoimmune gastritis
mucosal inflammation with scant inflammatory cells
gastropathy
rare, improperly branched submucosal artery within the wall of the stomach that causes gastric bleeding
dieulafoy lesion
what are the precursor lesions of intestinal gastric adenocarcinoma
gastric dysplasia and adenomas
how does autoimmune gastritis cause neurological defects
autoimmune gastritis –> vitamin B12 deficiency –> degeneration of spinal cord, demyelination of spinal tracts –> paresthesia and numbness, memory loss
API2-MLT fusion protein
MALToma
location and size of stomach carcinoid tumors
body and fundus
- 1-2 cm
linitus plastica (leather bottle) gastric wall
diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma
sx of fundic gland polyps
none, nausea
symptoms of stomach carcinoid tumors
- gastritis
- ulcer
local ischemia leading to upregulation of NO synthase and increased release of endothelin 1 (vasoconstrictor)
stress related gastric mucosal injury
compare location b/w menetrier disease and zollinger-ellison syndrome
menetrier: body and fundus
zollinger-ellison: fundus
sx of acute gastritis and gastropathy
may be asymptomatic or cause epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting
- more severe cases: mucosal erosion, ulceration, hemorrhage, hematemesis, melena, blood loss
longitudinal stripes of edematous erythematous mucosa alternating with less severely injured, paler mucosa
“watermelon stomach”
gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE)
solitary, well circumscribed fleshy masses, on cut surface shows whorled appearance
gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
how does H. pylori cause gastric injury
urease-secreting H. pylori inhibits gastric bicarbonate transporters by ammonium ions
sx of gastritis cystica
similar to chronic gastritis
nausea, upper abd pain, sometimes vomiting
germline loss of function mutation of CHD1
diffuse gastric adenocarcinoma
diffuse foveolar cell hyperplasia of the body and fundus due to overexpression of TGF-a
menetrier dz
most frequent complication of peptic ulcer dz
bleeding
behavior of jejunum and ileum carcinoid tumors
aggressive
list the protective factors of the gastric mucosa
- surface mucus secretion
- bicarbonate secretion
- mucosal blood flow
- epithelial barrier
- epithelial regeneration capacity
- prostaglandins
what patients are most likely to get stress ulcers
pts w/ shock, sepsis, or severe trauma
compare association w/ adenocarcinoma b/w menetrier disease and zollinger-ellison syndrome
menetrier: associated
zollinger-ellison: not associated
disease associations with stomach carcinoid tumors
- atrophic gastritis
- MEN1
secretory products of stomach carcinoid tumors
- histamine
- somatostatin
- serotonin
sx of inflammatory and hyperplastic polyps
similar to chronic gastritis
nausea, upper abd pain, sometimes vomiting
where can acute stress ulcers be found
ANYWHERE in the stomach
ulcers in the proximal duodenum associated with severe burns or trauma
curling ulcers
“salt and pepper” appearance of a tumor indicates
neuroendocrine tumor (carcinoid tumor)
sx of chronic gastritis
n/v and upper abd pain
how do NSAIDs cause gastritis
NSAIDs inhibit COX –> cannot make prostaglandins E2 and I2 –> can no longer stimulate defense mechanisms (HCO3-, mucus, phospholipids)
sharply punched out defect with over hanging mucosal borders and smooth, clean ulcer bases
peptic ulcer disease
list the injury-causing (not normal) damaging factors to the gastric mucosa
- H. pylori
- NSAIDs
- tobacco
- alcohol
- gastric hyperacidity
- duodenal-gastric reflux
tumor arising from diffusely distributed endocrine cells causing endocrine cell hyperplasia
carcinoid tumors (well differentiated neuroendocrine tumors)
sx of MALToma
dyspepsia and epigastric pain, possible hematemesis, melena, and weight loss
ulcers of PUD are most common where
- proximal duodenum
- near pyloric valve
- anterior duodenal wall